Public Charity

CLIMATE LEAD INC

CLIMATE LEAD INC, of SAN FRANCISCO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $37.5M in revenue, $17.5M in expenses, $44.5M in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $38.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 884336644 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Support N.E.C. NTEE: C19 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$37.5M
Total Expenses$17.5M
Total Assets$44.5M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$38.6M
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

CLIMATE LEAD WAS FOUNDED IN 2019 TO EMPOWER PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS EVERYWHERE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND FAR-REACHING CLIMATE ACTION. CLIMATE LEAD PROVIDES TAILORED GUIDANCE, CONNECTIONS TO PEERS AND A DIVERSE EXPERT NETWORK, AND SOURCES AN ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FUND HIGH-IMPACT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS WITH A PROVEN OR CLEAR POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT. CLIMATE LEAD DOES NOT ADVOCATE FOR ANY ONE THEORY OF CHANGE IN HOW IT ALIGNS DONOR INTERESTS TO WHAT THE CLIMATE NEEDS. CLIMATE LEAD HAS A GLOBAL REACH AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Where $100 goes at Climate Lead Inc

How Climate Lead Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
Climate Lead provides tailored guidance, connections to peers and a diverse expert network, and sources an array of opportunities to fund high-impact climate solutions with a proven or…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$20,000,000
$5,000,000
$10,247,809

Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Chris Decardy
DIRECTOR Christie Ulman
DEPUTY MD, PHILANTHROPIC ADVISING Danielle Jensen
MD, FINANCE, OPERATIONS, PEOPLE Gaurav Vashist
PRESIDENT Jennifer Kitt
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Jennifer Marlow

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$33,581,143 4 grants
Animal Welfare
$5,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $37.5M $17.5M $44.5M
2023 $31.0M $8.0M $24.4M

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $31.0M to $37.5M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $44.5M.

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